Sky-Spanning Devils
Those that the main cast have come into conflict with. The Ghosts of the Past are enemies of old, either from the Solars' lives before taking the Second Breath or from their incarnations in the First Age. The Flesh of the Present is made of the enemies our heroes have made since their Exaltations.
Ghosts of the Past[edit]
- Darius Marfame [age 120]: Foreman and sorcerer of Lookshy, Rivers' former employer. Earth Aspect
- Ielaaps [First Age]: The Rot at the Core of Good Intent. Bound by Lun Kuai to serve him after his death. Third Circle Demon
- Iselsi Augus [age 63]: Agent of the All-Seeing Eye and teacher of Leaf Shakes the Wind. Air Aspect
- Karacalla [age 5]: The Gorge of a Stillborn Promise, the expressive soul of the Ravine of Whispers. Once bound to guard the Third-Arm Glaive, he is now sworn to destroy it. Second Circle Demon
- Virra Amalia [age 21]: The only person in the Realm to discover Sapphire River at Midnight's Exaltation. Fire Aspect
Flesh of the Present[edit]
- Blood Like Sparks [age 45]: A warrior from the wandering circle that hunts in eastern Murakan. Full Moon
- Goruk [age ?]: Immaculate Abbot of Varsi; Breaker of The Promise. Earth Aspect
- Lookshy's Armies
- Karal Linwei [age ?]: Taimyo (general) of the First Field Force. Fire Aspect
- Yushoto Albia [age ?]: Taimyo (general) of the Intelligence Directorate. Wood Aspect
- Yushoto Tarkim [age ?]: Ranger in the Intelligence Directorate. Wood Aspect
- Ma-Ha-Suchi [First Age]: Lunar Chimera, blood-mad and bent on civilization's fall. Changing Moon
- Hahamongna [age ?]: The Wayward Eye of Ma-Ha-Suchi. Full Moon
- Shaped by Stones [age ?]: No Moon
- Shouting With Iron [age 384]: God-king of the Grinning Tempest tribe of Hill People. Elder Thunderbird
- Unfallen Verdant Blades [age 457]: King of the Wood ruler of the pine forest to the northeast of the circle's domain and not far from the Marukan Redoubt. Wood Elemental DECEASED
- Soft the Valley's Song [age 148]: Wood Spider and expert spy. Wood Elemental
- Rumors state that he is advised by a witch, informed by a dream, and guarded by a giant.
- Mask of Winters [First Age]: Scheming sorcerer-king of Thorns. Deathlord
- The Black Rindle Gang
- Apostate in Tatters [age ?]: A mad poet who frequents Lookshy and Nexus with his insane ramblings and demonstrations of power. Midnight Caste
- Crumbling Pillar [age 28]: A mountainous man, who lives only for slaughter. Dusk Caste
- Mistress of Pacts Sealed in Blood [age ?]: Moonshadow Caste
- Palest Ivory [age ?]: He is the Mask's white-clad, and white-masked, servant. Daybreak Caste
- Typhon [age ?]: The Mask's representative to the Council of Concordat. Day Caste
- Brothers of the Blood Sutra
- Abbot of Hunger and Dust [age 67]: Midnight Caste
- Cowardice [age 57]: Master of the Flesh-Sloughing Style. Prayer Aspect
- White Corpse Mendicants: The mortals and ghosts that the Abbot form the abbot's sangha, trained in his deathly martial arts.
- Perfected Tears Upon Alabaster Sorrow [age ?]: Moonshadow Caste
- Zheng the Tear-Scorned Blade [dead]: Nemissary
- Prince Resplendent in the Ruin of Ages [age 23]: Dusk Caste
- Seven Season's Widow [age 18]: Once the Mask's foremost lieutenant, now his first defector. Day Caste Redeemed
- Weeping Jade [age 19]: A necro-surgeon of dark promise and bitter humor. Daybreak Caste
- Black Caul Chiurgeons: Flesh-crafters aiding in Weeping Jade's ghoulish work. ghost-bloods
- Abbot of Hunger and Dust [age 67]: Midnight Caste
- The Headless [dead?]: A war-ghost general with a terrible, multi-armed corpse. Nemissary
- Rhianna [age 19]: Marukani circuit rider and messenger for the Mask. Eclipse Caste
- The Black Rindle Gang
- Mayhiros Tesos [age 117]: Mayhiros Clan Elder, holder of the Celeren Manse Hearthstone. Fire Aspect
- Mayhiros Ruja [age 24]: Tesos' eldest son and heir aparent. Fire Aspect
- Mayhiros Xenon [age 23]: Tesos' great grandnephew and roving champion. Wood Aspect
- V'Neef Pahul [age 132]: Finest student of Ragara Junet.
- Walker in Darkness [First Age]: Ruler of a cursed kingdom southwest of Great Forks. Deathlord
- The Green Lady [First Age]: Spymaster and lover of Walker. Sidereal
- Shadow of a Different Sun [age 26]: A spy only recently seen in Walker's service. Day Caste
- Shards of Basalt to Her Army [age 56]: General of Walker's armies. Dusk Caste
